WAGR Ec class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Total weight	Ec: 73 long tons 0 cwt (163,500 lb or 74.2 t); L: 77 long tons 12 cwt (173,800 lb or 78.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	2,500 imp gal (11,000 L; 3,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2)
Boiler pressure	Ec: 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa); L: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

WAGR Ec class
WAGR Ec class
	Ec249 at Kellerberrin on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in 1903
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Total produced	20
Rebuilder	Midland Railway Workshops
Rebuild date	1924-25 as L class
Number rebuilt	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Total weight	Ec: 73 long tons 0 cwt (163,500 lb or 74.2 t); L: 77 long tons 12 cwt (173,800 lb or 78.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	2,500 imp gal (11,000 L; 3,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2)
Boiler pressure	Ec: 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa); L: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	Ec: 16,000 lbf (71.17 kN); L: 17,952 lbf (79.85 kN)
Factor of adh.	Ec: 4.5, L: 3.5
Operators
Career
Operators	Western Australian Government Railways
Numbers	Ec236-Ec255
Nicknames	Bull Yanks
First run	1901
Retired	1958
Disposition	all scrapped

The WAGR Ec class was a class of 4-6-2 heavy passenger and goods Vauclain compound locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1901 and 1958.^[1]